1965 Louisville Cardinals football team

1965 Louisville Cardinals football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFairgrounds Stadium
1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Louisville Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the University of Louisville in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their 20th season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 164.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Benny Russell with 1,791 passing yards, Wayne Patrick with 428 rushing yards, Mike Dennis with 587 receiving yards, and Al MacFarlane and Benny Russell with 48 points each.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Western Michigan*
L 13–1713,500[3]
September 25Southern Illinois*
W 13–07,000[4]
October 2at North Texas State
W 29–215,000[5]
October 9Dayton*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 34–07,800[6]
October 16East Carolina*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 20–348,800[7]
October 23Marshall*
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 23–76,800[8]
October 30Wichita State
  • Fairgrounds Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
W 30–106,700[9]
November 6at Tulsa
L 18–5135,783[10]
November 13at Drake*
W 32–173,500[11]
November 20at Kent State*
L 6–75,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13]

References

  1. ^ "1965 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "1965 Louisville Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "West. Michigan outlasts U.L." The State Journal. September 19, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Early TD tosses lift Louisville". Tulsa Sunday World. September 26, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UL wins conference game!". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisville cops 34–0 Dayton tilt". The Indianapolis Star. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fullback Flinger is thorn for UL in 34–20 defeat". The Courier-Journal. October 17, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Camp gets 100th victory as UL whips Marshall". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisville by Wichita, 30–10". The Salina Journal. October 31, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Twilley scores five TDs in Tulsa's 51–18 breeze". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Russell sparkles as runner, UL rally beats Drake 32–17". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kent State wins in last 27 seconds". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 21, 1965. Retrieved March 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Louisville)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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